SISU: DOING OUR PART TO HELP

March 27, 2020

This is an article about portfolio company, Akervall.

Mouthguard manufacturer Akervall Technologies Inc. has shifted from making dental protection for medical, athletic and military markets to protective face shields for the medical community in desperate need of supplies to keep safe as they fight the COVID-19 pandemic.When the spring athletic seasons came to a global halt, and orders during the busiest season dried up, Akervall faced layoffs and the possibility of having to close Michigan’s best small business of the year. But CEO Sassa Akervall and Dr. Jan Akervall M.D. PhD had a different plan in mind. They, along with their production team, brainstormed a way to help by producing medical shields to help protect people on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.